12 JANUARY 2007 - MANAGUA, NICARAGUA: DANIEL ORTEGA, left, President of Nicaragua, talks to HUGO CHAVEZ, President of Venezuela when Chavez drove them to the airport in Managua before Chavez left Nicaragua to return to Venezuela. Chavez has promised massive amounts of aid  for Nicaragua including free and discounted oil and portable electric generating stations. Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the western hemisphere.  Photo by Jack Kurtz